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Vimeca 269 – Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 2000

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Bus operated by Vimeca seen at Terminal Rodoviário de Algés in November 2019. This bus with fleet number 269 is an Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 2000 registered in 2000 and included in a series of 13 units, 262–274  ¹ , placed in service that year. It has an overall length of approximately 39.4 ft and can accommodate 45 seated passengers and 27 standees (45+27+1). The Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 2000 has a semi-integral construction derived from the Mercedes-Benz O 405 (WEB612011) and uses a Mercedes-Benz engine  ² . Established in 1931 and based in Queluz de Baixo , Vimeca  ³ /Lisboa Transportes , operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services, serving the municipalities of Oeiras, Amadora, Cascais and Sintra. Part of Vimeca, Lisboa Transportes provides, as the name suggests, the respective connections to Lisboa. Here, we see this Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 2000 shortly after completing regular service 1, Alfragide–Algés. In 2022  ⁴ , Vimeca/Lisboa ...

Vimeca 212 – Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 95

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Bus operated by Vimeca seen on Alameda Edgar Cardoso, Lisboa, in January 2012. This bus with fleet number 212 is an Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 95 registered in 1998 and included in a series of 38 units, 203–240, placed in service in that same year. It has an overall length of around 39.4 ft and can accommodate 45 seated passengers and 27 standees (45+27+1). Esteban Urban 90 seats. It uses the Mercedes-Benz O 405 chassis with the 184 kW (250 hp) Mercedes-Benz OM 447 hA engine. Established in 1931 and based in  Queluz de Baixo ,  Vimeca  ¹ /Lisboa Transportes , operates regular services, regular specialized services and occasional services, serving the municipalities of Oeiras, Amadora, Cascais and Sintra. Part of Vimeca, Lisboa Transportes ensures, as the name suggests, the respective connections to Lisboa. Here, we see this Irmãos Mota Atomic UR 95 laying over in a regular service. As a note of interest, after leaving the Vimeca Transportes fleet, various units, such a...